TPKM/486
WTO/SPS
TW Taïwan
  • 65 - Agriculture
2019-05-25
2019-03-27

Plants and plant products

Draft "Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated Articles Export and Import by Mail". Language(s): English. Number of pages: 4

The "Regulations for Quarantine of Plant Regulated Articles Export and Import by Mail" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") is authorized by Article 21.1 of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Act. The main contents of the Regulations are as follows:

1.    For plant regulated articles exported by mail, the application procedure for export quarantine that may be filed by the sender and the quarantine tag or phytosanitary certificate for exported plant that may be issued by the plant quarantine authority depending on the situation;

2.    For plant regulated articles imported by mail, the application procedure for import approval that must be filed by the recipient and the deadlines for supplemental submission and import approval;

3.    For plant regulated articles imported by mail, information or documents that must be provided on the packaging or with the package; Requirements for importing plant regulated articles by mail, application procedure for import quarantine by recipient, support to be provided by the postal authority, and subsequent settlement if the plant regulated articles are inconsistent with the requirements.